Obits from MainStreetNewsOBITS - Topics from December, 2011

HULL - Betty Jean (Williams) Smith, 75, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 7, 2011. She was the daughter of the late Roy and Helen Williams and sister of the late Benny Williams. She was a member of Moon's Grove Baptist Church and retired from Rich's after 25 years. Those left remembering her with great love are her devoted husband ...
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CRAWFORD - Tommy Lee Pursley, 43, husband of Nancy Pursley, died Thursday, December 8, 2011. Born in Winder, he was the son of the late Paul and Evelyn McClain. Tommy was a builder for Overhead Door. Survivors in addition to his wife include siblings, Allen Aikens, Dale Aikens, Janet Kimsey, Runnelle Pursley, Timmy Pursley and Joe Pursley; and ...
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COMMERCE - Joanne Bellamy Legg, 74, prominent civic and church leader, died Saturday, December 10, 2011 at Kennestone Hospital. She was born in Banks County, daughter of the late William Parks and Kathleen Vaughan Bellamy. Mrs. Legg was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Commerce, where she was a member of Circle ...
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GAINESVILLE - Richard Sandoval, 68, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at St. Joseph's Hospital in Atlanta. He was born March 3, 1943 in Detroit, Mich., and was the son of Alfonso and Consuelo Sandoval. Upon graduating from high school he attended Wayne State University in Detroit, and then went to work at Michigan Bell Telephone Company, where he ...
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NICHOLSON - Daniel Lee Christian, 53, passed away at Athens Regional Medical Center on Thursday, December 08, 2011. He was born on June 24, 1958 in Athens, the son of the late Willie Ray and Sara Waggner Christian. He was retired from the University of Georgia after 21 years in the printing department. He was a loving and devoted husband, ...
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CARNESVILLE - Alma Jean Gee Fulbright, 86, of the Hunter's Creek Community of Carnesville, passed away Thursday morning, November 10, 2011, at the St Mary's Hospice House in Athens, GA. Born March 24, 1925, in Jackson County, she was the daughter of the late Narville Gee Sr. and Willo Nell Smith Gee. She was the widow of the late D C Fulbright, ...
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WINDER – C.L. “Doc” Smith Jr., 75, died Saturday, December 10, 2011. Born in Winder, he was the son of the late Carlie L. Smith Sr. and Mattie Bell Willoughby Smith. He was retired from Southern Bell in 1991 after 35 years of service. He had served in the United States National Guard and was a member of the NRA and the Pioneer Club. He ...
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HULL - James Daniel Fouche Jr., 56, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Born in Athens, he was the son of Evelyn Clark Fouche of Pocataligo and the late James Daniel Fouche, Sr. He had worked for the University of Georgia for nine years and had also worked for the Atlanta Union Mission. Survivors in addition to his mother include his wife, LeAnne ...
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COMMERCE - George Otis Boswell, 89, died Sunday, December 11, 2011 at his residence. He was born in Jackson County, the son of the late Charlie Thomas and Zora Melinda Bryan Boswell. He was a member of Unity Christian Church. Mr. Boswell was a United States Army Veteran of World War II where he served in the 44th Infantry and was awarded a ...
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Renee' DeLaPerriere Clark was born March 31, 1959 in Athens, and died Saturday, December 3, 2011. Renee' grew up in Hoschton and graduated with honors at the age of 16 from Gainesville High School. She attended Brenau and Gainesville College. After college, she was employed by the Internal Revenue Service, where she worked for several years. ...
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